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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Education Act, 1983

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Education Act, 1983 (1983) is Karnataka state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Preamble1 - Karnataka Education Act, 1983
Chapter1 - General
Section1 - Short Title, Extent, Application and Commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Regulation of Education
Section4 - Prohibition of Private Tuition
Section5 - Promotion of Education of the Weaker Sections and the Handicapped
Section6 - Educational Institutions to Be in Accordance with This Act
Section7 - Government to Prescribe Curricula, Etc.
Chapter2 - Educational Authorities
Section8 - Appointment of Officers
Section9 - District Educational Officers and Other Sub-ordinate Officers and Staff at the District Level
Section10 - Constitution of Boards
Chapter3 - Enforcement of Compulsory Primary Education
Section11 - State Government to Direct by Notification Primary Education to Be Compulsory in Specified Areas
Section12 - Schemes for Primary Education
Section13 - Attendance Authorities and their Powers and Duties
Section14 - Responsibility of Parent to Cause His Child to Attend School
Section15 - Reasonable Excuse for Non Attendance
Section16 - Special Schools for Physically or Mentally Deficient Children
Section17 - Attendance Orders
Section18 - Children Not to Be Employed So as to Prevent Them from Attending School
Section19 - Primary Education to Be Free
Section20 - Age of Child How to Be Computed
Chapter4 - Examinations and Prevention of Malpractices Etc.
Section21 - Definitions
Section22 - Examinations
Section23 - Duties of Certain Persons Entrusted with the Examination Work
Section24 - Prohibition of Copying at Examination, Etc.
Section25 - Prohibition of Impersonating at Examinations
Section26 - Prohibition of loitering near examination's centre, etc.
Section27 - Alteration of the Answers Written at an Examination, Etc.
Section28 - Duty of Employees of Educational Institutions to Do Examination Work
Chapter5 - Classification and Registration of Educational Institutions
Section29 - Classification of Educational Institutions
Section30 - Educational Institutions to Be Registered
Section31 - Procedure for Registration of Educational Institutions
Section32 - Upgradation of Educational Institutions Etc.
Section33 - Registration of a Recognised Educational Institution
Section34 - Cancellation of Registration
Section35 - Registration of Tutorial Institutions
Chapter6 - Recognition of Educational Institutions, Etc.
Section36 - Recognition
Section37 - Expert Body
Section38 - Recognition of Existing Institution, Etc.
Section39 - Withdrawal of Recognition
Chapter7 - Management of Recognised Private Educational Institutions and Local Authority Institutions, Etc.
Section40 - Duties of Management of Local Authority Institution
Section41 - Management of Recognised Educational Institutions
Section42 - Managing Committee
Section43 - President and Secretary
Section44 - Removal of the Secretary
Section45 - Meetings, Etc.
Section46 - Powers and Functions of the Managing Committee
Chapter8 - Admission to Recognised Educational Institutions, Scales of Fees, Etc.
Section47 - Admission Etc., to Be According to Rules
Section48 - Fees
Chapter9 - Grants-in-aid
Section49 - Government to Set Apart Sum for Giving Grant-in-aid to Certain Recognised Institution
Section50 - Authorities Which May Sanction Grant
Section51 - Monies Received from Sources Other Than Grant
Section52 - Application for Sanction of Grant and the Conditions to Be Fulfilled on Such Sanction
Section53 - Powers of State Government to Withhold, Reduce or Withdraw Grant
Section54 - Utilisation of Funds and Movable Property of Private Institutions
Chapter10 - Accounts, Audit, Inspection and Returns
Section55 - Accounts
Section56 - Annual Audit of Accounts
Section57 - Inspection or Inquiry Etc.
Section58 - Furnishing of Returns Etc.
Chapter11 - Prohibition of Transfer of Properties by Aided Educational Institutions
Section59 - Definitions
Section60 - Prohibition of Transfer of Lands and Buildings by Educational Institutions Without the Permission from Government in Certain Cases
Section61 - Consequence of Breach of Provisions of Section 60
Section62 - Effect of Orders Under Sub-section (2) of Section 60 and 61
Section63 - Land or Building to Vest in Government Absolutely on Possession Being Taken
Section64 - Recovery of Sums Due Under This Chapter
Section65 - Court Not to Attach, Sell Etc., in the Absence of Permission of the State Government
Chapter12 - Taking over of Management, Requisitioning and Acquisition of Educational Institutions
Section66 - Definitions
Section67 - Taking over of Management of Educational Institutions in Public Interest
Section67A - Relinquishment of Management of Educational Institutions
Section68 - Power to Terminate Contract of Employment
Section69 - Contracts Etc., Made in Bad Faith May Be Cancelled or Varied
Section70 - Avoidance of Voluntary Trusts
Section71 - Requisitioning of an Educational Institution
Section72 - Summary Power for Taking Possession of Property
Section73 - Release from Requisitioning and Discharge of Liability of the State Government
Section74 - Acquisition of Property
Section75 - Principles and Methods of Determining Amount for Property Requisitioned or Acquired
Section76 - Payment of Amount for Property Requisitioned or Acquired
Section77 - Appeal from the Award of the Arbitrator Under Section 75 in Respect of Amount
Section78 - Arbitrator to Have Certain Powers of Civil Court
Section79 - Powers of Entry and Inspection and Calling for Information
Section80 - Provisions for Existing Staff of Educational Institutions
Section81 - Posts of Employees of Educationalinstitutions Vested Under This Chapter to Be Treated as a Unit for Certainpurposes
Chapter12 - Provision for Ancillary Services in Recognised Educational Institutions
Section82 - Medical Examinations and Health Services
Section83 - Provision of Meals and Refreshments
Section84 - Provision of Facilities for Recreation and Physical Training
Section85 - Guidance Services
Section86 - Library Service
Chapter14 - Terms and Conditions of Service of Employees in Private Educational Institutions
Section87 - Qualifications, Conditions of Service of Employees
Section88 - Appointment of Employees
Section89 - Pay and Allowances of Teachers and Other Employees
Section90 - Schedule of Employment to Be Maintained
Section91 - Code of Conduct
Section92 - Dismissal, Removal Etc.
Section93 - Communication of Order
Section94 - Appeals
Section95 - Court Fee
Section96 - Tribunal
Section97 - Resignation
Section98 - Retrenchment of Employees
Section99 - Termination of Service
Section100 - Over-riding Effect of This Chapter
Section101 - Power of Government to Impose Penalties
Chapter15 - Control of Private Educational Institution
Section102 - Code of Conduct for Governing Council
Section103 - Furnishing of List of Properties
Section104 - Utilisation of Funds, Etc.
Section105 - Private Institution Not to Be Closed Down, Etc., Without Sufficient Notice
Section106 - Governing Council to Hand over Properties, Records, Etc., to Competent Authority on Closure, Etc., of Private Educational Institution
Section107 - Restriction on Alienation of Property of Private Educational Institution
Section108 - Liability of Secretary to Repay Debts Incurred in Certain Cases
Chapter16 - State Educational Advisory Council Etc.
Section109 - State Educational Advisory Council
Section110 - Standing Committee
Section111 - Advisory Committee
Section112 - Procedure of Meetings
Chapter17 - Penalties
Section113 - Penalty for Contravention of Section 17
Section114 - Penalty for Contravention of Section 18
Section115 - Penalty for Contravention of Section 23
Section116 - Penalty for Ragging
Section117 - Penalty for Copying at Examinations
Section118 - Penalty for Impersonating at Examinations
Section119 - Punishment for Loitering, Etc., Near an Examination Centre
Section120 - Punishment for Alteration of Answers Written at an Examination
Section121 - Prohibition of Other Malpractices at Examinations Etc.
Section122 - Punishment for Contravention of Section 28
Section123 - Penalty for Establishing Unregistered Educational Institutions Etc.
Section124 - Penalty for Maintaining or Running Unregistered Tutorial Institutions
Section125 - Penalty for Collecting Money in Contravention of Section 51
Section126 - Penalty for Contravention of Code of Conduct by Governing Council
Section127 - Penalty for Failure to Give Notice of Closure of Institutions
Section128 - Penalties Not Otherwise Provided for
Section129 - Offences by Companies
Chapter18 - Miscellaneous
Section130 - Appeals
Section131 - Revision by the State Government
Section132 - Review
Section133 - Powers of Government to Give Directions
Section134 - Power to Enter and Inspect
Section135 - Penalty for Obstructing Officer or Other Person Exercising Powers Under This Act
Section136 - Protection
Section137 - Investigation and Cognizance of Offences
Section138 - Punishment for Abatement of Offences
Section139 - Enquiry and Proceedings
Section140 - Amendment of Karnataka Act No. 16 of 1966
Section141 - Application of the Act to Certain Institutions
Section142 - Removal of Difficulties
Section143 - Delegation
Section144 - Transfer of Pending Proceedings
Section145 - Power to Make Rules
Section146 - Repeal and Savings
ScheduleI - Schedule I
ScheduleII - Schedule Ii

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